Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-13
TIE NEWS or nANCHEsTEs.
Personals ana other Items from oar
Sistcr city.

MIR. Periue and others viii leave 10 NOR
row 10 attend the Methodist Conference In JAN
Vile.
The Chesterfield County Court meets to-mor-
row. The docket II not large one,
A prominent member OF NE PfeeDytertsn
church. which Ia without pastor, when 1891
yesterday who would preach today, repilsa us
no ala not think there woul BE- any preaching..
Row Mr. Williams ~ Richmond College. VIII
preach at the Bainhriige-otrrst Baptist churcn
To-Day Ia the absence OF the pastor, isev. Il u.
Thornhill. who Is attending the Gensru Assoc,a-
ton now In session IN LynchbIfG MI. Williams
has preached at this church frequently, and az
ways N fine effect
Tho Christadelp hians. who for some weeks
past have been holding religious service. e,e.y
sunday afternoon AZ 81 o'clock NJ ovens Hal.
Rave changed their place 81 meeting 20 Cersley's
lIall. corner Of Thirteeash aud iiuil streets.
They will hold services at the later place ms
AFTERNOON at The hour named -.
me J. II. ;. Lyccum OF haoches1r WI ~ -
Ora;e its fourteenth anniversary TUESDAY. NO
vendor 18Th. The committee OF arrangements
are J. X Charlton, John klce, and II. 1. WIT
lock floor committee. W. =. Bradley ard !. !.
Rogers The iyccum l. one OF the oldest and
bes.-snOwn social organizations In tho state.
u now seems that Manchester will certainty
have an abundant supply OF wator Tor prytec-
ton against Ere and for all other purposes Ia
short viii o. The Committees on Finance anu
Reservoir and Hydranis Will meet In lew Gays
20 consider the various proportions mat baFe
been made % the Council, aud whichever ono
ihNN may Ufflit ffNt AufN VIII A'''hhA'tt -
the Council on Friday Mr. Per,lue. president
II the Council and chairman OF the committee
on Finance, received long letter from New
York nrm naming terms upon Sbich they WIZ
furnish both water sa1 light "a,
Tonight tho Rev. william VI. Christian WI
preach hts farewell sermon 60 the congregAuon
81 the Central Methodist church. OF which ne mas
been pastor four years lo-niorroN DC VII, n. "
20 the General Conference. which meets In Dsn-
Vile, and he will be assigned % another nel1.
Mr. Christian served this people seyerA years
ago, and no pastor has ever lahored here VINO
moro thoroughly ingrattsted hiipsei mo uo
good wishes ot people Of all secte ana VINO was
moro Jealous IN all good works Under nus pas
torate the church has prOspercd and u sowing
good seed. and will ere long receive me foNAiu
OF the righteous. lie leaves MS neld IN hvs'
excellent condition for whoever may succeed MN.
It's probab Bile that the pastors Of the other two
Methodist churches here-key. MT. Dey, OF the
West End. and Rev. George III. whey, OF tho
Flfth-S street chapel-bOth OF whom nave upnS
much good In their first years pastorate IN this
city, will both be returned % theirpresent nelds.
Mr. boy. who's one u the ablest men IN the 40
nomination In Virginia. has, notwithstanding
his ga health. accomplished much good. Mr:
Wiley Il doing grand work Ia the lower part OF
e. city, and next year he will undertake the en-
largcmcBt Of mis- church. lie - also doing hncn
for tho spiritual and temporal welfare OF his ie-
low-heings In teaching. without cost To them. tns
poor people who cannot attend schooi uurins INC
day.
Ju,t fcw days ago the Dispatch announced
the death In California OF Miss llny Mhfhttu.
daughter OF Ma or John c. Maynard aud niece
Of Mrs.. 4. II. Walden. Of Buck llill, near Man
chester, and Of GeOeral Harry lleth. Friday
Mrs Walden received q letter from Major Nay
nnri announcing the death OF hts other daugh-
tor, Mrs Henry stanley Dexter, at Lancantera,
the lovely plantation % ner husband, In Napa
county, that State. Mrs. Dexter was young
Indy ~ rare personal beauty and inteulgencc,
ard her popularity In California WAS coequai
with her acquaintance. She wa@ widely known
and generally admired aud loved In virginia
The commissioners Of election for Chesterfield
We 70 TO meet AZ the county courthouse ye-ter-
day 70 further consider the irregularities IN
Tuesdays election At Eyler's and Glover iili.
Whether they dcci led 30 throw out these pre-
cincts or not could not be- learned last night.
should they 50 determine, tho result viii be 80
changed "a 10 elect Robertson QDemocraO over
Herring (Republlcanl to tho House. Counting
these tao precincts, both Of which gave Republi-
can maj0rties, tho vote Ot the House DIS
tnct composed Of Manchester, Chesterfield,
ard Powhatan stood: Herring ORepublican),
1855: llobson lDemocrar, 2,6l2; Robertson DE
mocran. 1904: Lewis colored Republican,. 2,il2.
From this e. will be seen that the two receiving
tho largest votes were Herring and Iobson. IL
was generally thought that tho commissioners
would be Obliged to throw out tho vote al Eyiers.
This would elect Robertson.